An overview of maternal separation effects on behavioural outcomes in mice: evidence from a four-stage methodological systematic review

Tractenberg, Saulo G., Levandowski, Mateus L., de Azeredo, Lucas Araújo, Orso, Rodrigo, Roithmann, Laura G., Hoffmann, Emerson S., Brenhouse, Heather, Grassi-Oliveira, Rodrigo·2016·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.06.021

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